do you really think or generalize that fraternities or sororitties are just for stupidities and unnecessary socializing which should be eliminated and outcasted? are you a member of one and if so, do you think of it as your what? and if not, would you consider joining one if offered and what will you say to refuse it if ever?
2007-03-01 01:02:44 · 8 answers · asked by anne raqsy 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
being in a fratenity and working as a public relation chair for my fraternity i know the many myths that media glorifies on greek life and it pisses me off...My school is thinking about getting rid of fraternities in 2010 possibly. Now being that the school has a very strict alcohol policy many of the student body look forward to our parties we have every other month. The campus security knows this campus will go down hill if fraternities go down the tubes. With no social life. And we aren't even the ones providing it
Honestly I have visited many chapters of my fraternity on the east coast and have seen great things...Yes they do party, but so does any other college student. What I find halarious is most fraternities are dub for having the stupid people but in most fraternity systems I have examined the people in greek life have a higher GPA than those not in greek life.
I honestly went to college thinking that fraternities were not for me and i never wanted to "buy my friends". I met some brothers of my house freshman year in my clubs meetings hung out with them once or twice and realized the fraternities are what media or society has painted them to be. I pledge fall of my sophmore year with 16 other guys and the relationship i have with these guys is more than any friendship i have had with my life long friends...I don't know what it is. We have had meeting with school administration trying to explain the fraternal brotherhood but it was impossible and undescribable....
And the big thing about all the hazing people say goes on in fraternities, try joining a club or varisity college team I have been and still in my club team and the hazing was much worse than any other thing I have heard go on in the fraternities i have visited
2007-03-02 04:44:25 · answer #1 · answered by Tino 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I never joined a Fraternity when I was in college because I was an older student. I was already a member of two Fraternal Organizations and was satisfied with them. I wanted to learn at college not socialize but heard there were Fraternities that played a lot, however, without first hand knowledge would never criticize those who joined.
2007-03-01 05:52:31 · answer #2 · answered by Marvin R 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've not been in a frat but, Pop Culture has glorified partying at colleges and stereotype fraternities based on movie portrayals and some isolated incidents of bad behavior.
So kids growing up see on T.V. and the movies of how they are supposed to act in a frat and so some kids who get into one believe it is acceptable to act in an irresponsible way.
2007-03-01 01:06:23 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you are not a part of that group all you go by is the image in media which is shallow, drunk, date raping (the boys), mean, floozie.
I wouldn't join one but my bestfriend did and she loved it. She keeps in contact with all her sisters and they did a lot of charity work around Atlanta...
It really depends on the people in the group, but in general I get the impression these groups are regarded as clubs for the silverspoon gang.
2007-03-01 02:04:56 · answer #4 · answered by Lotus Phoenix 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't generalize! Some frat guys or sorority girls are nasty and/or stupid, but as you notice I said "SOME". My guess would be that most of them are just regular people. If someone asked me to join a frat house, I might agree, but I'm afraid that this question might be never asked to me, since I'm a homosexual person, and they may think that I'll do something to them (See how bad it's to generalize?)
2007-03-01 01:09:46 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
They ARE just for partying and socializing and no, I wouldn't ever join one. I went to college to LEARN and then after I graduated I went to frat parties to get drunk!!! And yeah, I dated a guy in a frat once and he seriously only joined just to party and meet girls.
Now, sororities, I know nothing about other than that the girls who joined them usually appeared to be snotty and preppy and I didn't want anything to do with them.
2007-03-01 01:10:48 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
These organizations are elitist in the extreme. You did hear about Delta Zeta had some girls kicked out of their house because they weren't attractive enough.
2007-03-01 01:07:10 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
On the contrary! Those words bring fond memories! Ahhhhh.....
2007-03-01 01:34:34 · answer #8 · answered by Rona9 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋